Hermann Geyer
Born7 July 1882
Stuttgart
Died10 April 1946(1946-04-10) (aged 63)
near Wildsee
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1900–43
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Commands heldV. Armeekorps
IX. Armeekorps
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Geyer (7 July 1882 – 10 April 1946) was a German general during World War II who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Geyer retired in 1943 and committed suicide in 1946.

World War I

On January 1, 1918, the German Army published a pamphlet written by Captain Hermann Geyer entitled The Attack in Position Warfare. The pamphlet described infantry infiltration tactics, the role of following supporting forces and the role of aviation. These tactics were used in the German 1918 Spring Offensive or Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser's Battle).[1]

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ^ Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-306-80585-1. p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 163.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Paschall, Colonel Rod, author, John S. D. Eisenhower ed. and introduction. The Defeat of Imperial Germany 1917-1918. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-306-80585-1. p. 130. Originally published Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 1989.
Military offices Preceded byNone Commander of V Armeekorps 16 May 1935 - 30 April 1939 Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Richard Ruoff Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Friedrich Dollmann Commander of IX Armeekorps 25 October 1939 - 31 December 1941 Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Hans Schmidt
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